wraggster
July 4th, 2012, 23:02
Pokemon Black and White 2 held the software chart top spot in Japan last week, shifting 417,000 copies to clear two million sales in a fortnight.
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Weekly software sales (life to date)
Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (DS, Nintendo) - 416,850 (2,035,471)
Atelier Ayesha: Alchemist of the Ground of Dusk (PS3, Gust) - 75,874 (New)
Robotics;Notes (PS3, 5pb) - 57,797 (New)
Culdcept (3DS, Nintendo) - 54,086 (New)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D (3DS, Square Enix) - 43,648 (787,615)
Resident Evil Chronicles: HD Collection (PS3, Capcom, 06/28/12) - 28,042 (New)
Fatal Frame II: Project Zero (Wii, Nintendo) - 24,804 (New)
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (PS3, Konami) - 23,586 (New)
Robotics;Notes (360, 5pb) - 17,076 (New)
hack Sekai no Muko Ni + Versus Hybrid Pack (PS3, Namco Bandai) - 16,664 (New)
Weekly hardware sales (previous week (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/355652/japan-pokemon-blackwhite-2-sells-15-million-in-launch-week))
3DS - 65,267 (68,056)
Vita - 22,638 (13,589)
PS3 - 16,399 (15,680)
PSP - 11,461 (8,954)
Wii - 6,880 (6,127)
Xbox 360 - 861 (1,073)
PS2 - 490 (1,065)
DSi - 657 (704)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/356624/japan-pokemon-clears-2-million-vita-sales-jump/
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Weekly software sales (life to date)
Pokemon Black 2 / White 2 (DS, Nintendo) - 416,850 (2,035,471)
Atelier Ayesha: Alchemist of the Ground of Dusk (PS3, Gust) - 75,874 (New)
Robotics;Notes (PS3, 5pb) - 57,797 (New)
Culdcept (3DS, Nintendo) - 54,086 (New)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland 3D (3DS, Square Enix) - 43,648 (787,615)
Resident Evil Chronicles: HD Collection (PS3, Capcom, 06/28/12) - 28,042 (New)
Fatal Frame II: Project Zero (Wii, Nintendo) - 24,804 (New)
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (PS3, Konami) - 23,586 (New)
Robotics;Notes (360, 5pb) - 17,076 (New)
hack Sekai no Muko Ni + Versus Hybrid Pack (PS3, Namco Bandai) - 16,664 (New)
Weekly hardware sales (previous week (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/355652/japan-pokemon-blackwhite-2-sells-15-million-in-launch-week))
3DS - 65,267 (68,056)
Vita - 22,638 (13,589)
PS3 - 16,399 (15,680)
PSP - 11,461 (8,954)
Wii - 6,880 (6,127)
Xbox 360 - 861 (1,073)
PS2 - 490 (1,065)
DSi - 657 (704)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/356624/japan-pokemon-clears-2-million-vita-sales-jump/